The great film music scores.

[Bugman]

I'll start with this. Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, from the classic 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.

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The Blue Danube from the same film.

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[Amnesiac]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit, we'll be here all day if I start listing things with examples. AND I'll take all the good ones from other people. So I'll list a few obscure ones that people might not be aware of:

*Note: I'm excluding soundtracks composed of multiple songs since they don't reflect actual scoring

HELLRAISER I & II - Christopher Young. Largely Waltz based to reflect the theme of the box, which originally had musical properties

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ALIEN 3 - Eliot Goldenthal

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TRON LEGACY - Daft Punk (be aware that the official soundtrack has about 7 missing tracks featured in the movie; you have to find them online)

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FIGHT CLUB - Dust Brothers

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THE WOLFMAN - Danny Elfman

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THE OMEN - Jerry Goldsmith. Still scary as shit after all these years.

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BLADE RUNNER - Vangelis. Simply sublime.

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THE USUAL SUSPECTS - John Ottman. Absolutely stunning.

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[Amnesiac]

Also THE MIST by Mark Isham:

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[Soda Bobinski]

Ennio Morricone's opening theme to 1966's The Good , The Bad , & The Ugly :

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[Bugman]

Thanks guys, some great music. We can't talk about this without mentioning some of the Bond films.

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[Raytheon]

Iron Man 2
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I thank you and good night

 

[Bugman]

The theme music from two classic Eastwood Westerns.

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[Bugman]

The Godfather, I and II.

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[Whoviantrekkie]

AH I am a huge fan of movie scores. I blame that on the fact that this was the first movie I ever saw...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOmJLk1lu08

 

[Bugman]

From Patton, 1970.

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Midnight Cowboy theme, 1970.

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Everybody's Talkin' from the same film, sung by the late great Harry Nilsson.

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[AmishTickler]

Indiana Jones/Raiders of the Lost Ark

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[TklDuo-Drew]

Yeah well, I've never even seen all of this movie......but I still think it qualifies as one of the greatest film music scores:


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Drew

 

[EBunbury]

Well, since everyone is avoiding the 800-pound Star Wars elephant in the room, so shall I, and go with "Where Eagles Dare".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XKGhG0W0LQ

 

[Maestro1874]

RIP Michael Kamen

http://youtu.be/b5Edkb2Qo9c

 

[Bugman]

but I still think it qualifies as one of the greatest film music scores: Drew.

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No doubt. Watch the entire film sometime, it's worth it.

Dueling Banjos from Deliverence.

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[General Zod]

Heartbreak Ridge.
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A Bridge Too Far.
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[General Zod]

Partizani,known as Hell River in English.
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Kelly's heroes= Burning Bridges.
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[AmishTickler]

Battlestar Galactica

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[chicago]

Taxi Driver.

That is all.

 

[Bugman]

Sunrise Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof. (1971.)

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If I Were a Rich Man.

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[texastickler]

Just one of my favorites. I have many.

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[texastickler]

just another

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[Mane'o]

The simple zither used in The Third Man, classic with Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton directed by Carol Reed.

 

[Soda Bobinski]

More John Williams :

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[red indian]

" Citizen Cain" Bernard Herman........"Phsyco" score by Bernard Herman.........."The Pawn Broker" score by Quincy Jones ........."Lift to the Scaffold" score by Miles Davis.........."Alfie" score by Sonny Rollins........."Bullit" score by Lalo Shifrin........"Dirty Harry" score by Lalo Shifrin.